2. "Meanwhile, it has also diverted attention from other ongoing global threats."
The COVID-19 pandemic has shown how a global risk can quickly become a widespread crisis, affecting both public health and economic stability.
(A) In the short term, it has intensified problems such as job losses and declining social trust.
(B) At the same time, long-term challenges like climate change and technological inequality remain unresolved.
(C) Although vaccines were developed rapidly, the crisis revealed the limits of reactive responses.
(D) Greater preparation and international cooperation might have reduced the damage.
(E) This experience highlights both the risks the world faces and the opportunity to build a more resilient future.